Next Great Baker (season 4)

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Next Great Baker
Season 4
Release
Original network TLC
Original releaseJune 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)
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The fourth season of Next Great Baker premiered on June 24, 2014. [1] Unlike other previous seasons, the teams competed in teams of two. [2] Other changes from the previous seasons include the addition of Jacques Torres and Bobbie Lloyd as judges, [3] the addition of the final showdown, and the opportunity to work at Buddy's Las Vegas cake shop. However, some aspects of the show were similar, including having ten competitors (or teams) as in season 1, and the $100,000 prize awarded in each of the previous seasons remained.

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Contestants

During the fourth season, there were ten different teams of two. The first episode aired on June 24, 2014. This marks the first time that there were ten competitors since the first season. Seasons two and three both had 13 competitors.

ContestantsColorRelationshipHometown
Kaiulani Delgado and Roxanne BodellMaroonAunt and niece Salt Lake City, Utah
Julie Voudrie and Danielle VoudriePinkMother and daughter Johnson City, Tennessee
Barry Ackerman and Fred IslaTealColleagues Las Vegas, Nevada
David Duran and Elaine DuranRedHusband and wife Kissimmee, Florida
Don Donneruno and Meredith GulfmanTanCoworkers Long Island, New York
Ginger Soave and Brandy SmithGrayBakery teacher and student Virginia Beach, Virginia
Bethany Berend and Jennifer LivermorePurpleBest friends Tomball, Texas
Al Watson and Lia WeberBlueCoworkers St. Louis, Missouri
Manny Agigian and Al DiBartoloBlackFriends and coworkers Woolwich Township, New Jersey
Jose Barajas and Aimee AndersonBrownFriends Chula Vista, California

Contestant progress

PlaceTeam color Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10
Baker's
challenge
winner(s)		Pink——Red——Purple [lower-alpha 1] ——N/A
1BlueHIGHWINWINWINWINLOWLOWWINLOWWINWINNER
2BlackHIGHINHIGHWINLOWWINLOWLOWWINLOWRUNNER-UP
3MaroonWININLOWWININLOWLOWINHIGHTHIRD
4PurpleINLOWLOWWINWINWINWINOUTOUT [lower-alpha 2]
5BrownINWINHIGHWIN [lower-alpha 3] WINWINOUT
6TanINWINLOWWININOUT
7RedLOWINWINWINOUT
8PinkLOWLOWOUT
9TealINOUT
10GrayOUT
  (WIN) The team(s) won the challenge.
  (WIN) The team(s) received immunity from the cake challenge.
  (HIGH) The team(s) had one of the best cakes for that challenge, but did not win.
  (IN) The team(s) did not win nor lose and advanced to the next week.
  (LOW) The team was one of the bottom cakes, but escaped the final showdown.
  (LOW) This team had one of the worst cakes, but survived by winning the final showdown.
  (OUT) The team was/were eliminated.
  (IN) The team had immunity.
  (WD) The team voluntarily withdrew from the competition.
Notes
  1. ↑ This episode did not have a baker's challenge, but the purple team won an advantage based on their choice of workstation. They also won the fan vote.
  2. ↑ After being eliminated in episode 8, the purple team returned to the competition in episode 9, but were eliminated regardless.
  3. ↑ In episode 4, Jose was declared MVP of the winning team.

Episodes

No. in
series		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateTeam
eliminated
321"Empire State of Mind"June 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)Gray

  • "'Baker's Challenge'" : For the first Baker's Challenge, each team of two has 1 hour to bake a dessert good of their choosing. Buddy and two famous pastry artists (Jacques Torres and Bobbie Lloyd) are judges. The pink team, mother and daughter Julie and Danielle Voudrie, has won due for their cinnamon roll; for this they're rewarded to be the first to pick the location of their choosing for the Cake Challenge.
  • "'Cake Challenge'" : Each team of two has to go to an iconic location in New York and New Jersey and make a cake inspired by the location itself. During their car ride to the Statue of Liberty, the maroon team, aunt and niece Kaiulani Delgado and Roxanne Bodell, experience a car crash, in which Kai, who was driving the car, cries because she never experienced this before and switches the driver's position.
332"Sugar High"July 1, 2014 (2014-07-01)Teal
343"Destination Wedding!"July 8, 2014 (2014-07-08)Pink
354"Buddy's Winter BBQ"July 15, 2014 (2014-07-15)N/A
365"Nightmare on Baker Street"July 22, 2014 (2014-07-22)Red
376"Long Island Medium Cakes" [4] July 29, 2014 (2014-07-29)Tan
387"Gravity Defying Cakes" [5] August 5, 2014 (2014-08-05)Brown
398"Sexiest Cakes Alive" [6] August 12, 2014 (2014-08-12)Purple
409"Wow Cakes" [7] August 12, 2014 (2014-08-12)Purple
4110"Vegas Showstoppers" [8] August 19, 2014 (2014-08-19)(1)Blue
(2)Black

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References

  1. ↑ "'Next Great Baker' Season Four to Premiere Tuesday, June 24 on TLC". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ "TLC's 'Next Great Baker' Returns for Season 4 in June With a Few Twists (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ Acken, Lori (June 20, 2014). "We talk Next Great Baker Season 4 with new judge Jacques Torres". Channel Guide Magazine. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Cake Boss: Next Great Baker Episode: "Long Island Medium Cakes"". TV Guide . Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Cake Boss: Next Great Baker Episode: "Gravity Defying Cakes"". TV Guide . Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sexiest Cakes Alive". Cake Boss: Next Great Baker: Episode Info. MSN TV. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
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